Today Nikon announced the addition of 10 new Nikon Ambassadors - the question is who will do the official promo for the new mirrorless camera. Here is the full list with the press release: Ten New Photographers Named to The Nikon USA Ambassador Program An Exciting Group of Talented Visual Storytellers Joins the Distinguished Roster of Industry Elite MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the addition of ten new visual artists representing a diverse variety of disciplines to the prestigious Nikon Ambassador Program

These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for April 2018: Nikon is developing a new mirrorless camera at a “rapid pace”, getting close to the official announcement Nikon to announce a new Nikkor 600mm f/5.6 PF lens soon At least two high-end Nikon cameras and at least two lenses expected by the end of 2018 Dpreview: “Nikon’s 1 system – it’s not dead, it’s just sleeping” Nikkei: both Nikon and Canon to announce new full-frame mirrorless cameras in the second half of 2018 The latest Nikon patents Nikon at the 2018 NAB show *UPDATE: NOW LIVE* Lexar XQD memory cards update Nikkor AF-S 180-400mm f/4 ED TC VR lens field test report by Roy Mangersnes All the awards the Nikon D850 got Related posts: Top 10 NikonRumors posts for March 2018 Top 10 NikonRumors posts for January 2018 Top 10 NikonRumors posts for February 2018

A Nikon representative confirmed that their new mirrorless system will be coming by spring of 2019 (video here). We’ll assume this new mirrorless system is going to be full frame, and perhaps an APS-C little brother as well

CIPA has released the camera shipment numbers for March 2018 today and there are some interesting things going on with ILC’s. Canon News has done their usual great breakdown of the numbers, so I don’t really need to do the same thing

Fotcase is a new camera strap equipped with a special X-bracing on the back, which distributes weight proportionally across both shoulders. Fotcase starts a 30-days crowdfunding campaign today on Kickstarter.com with a goal of $15000. The first mass-produced Fotcase straps are expected in November 2018.

Here is an NHK interview with Nikon from the 2018 CP+ show where company’s representative confirmed that the new Nikon mirrorless camera will be brought to market by next spring (2019): This is not really any new information - the new Nikon mirrorless camera is expected to be released in the next few months (most likely for the 2018 Photokina show in September): Nikkei: both Nikon and Canon to announce new full-frame mirrorless cameras in the second half of 2018 Sony executive predicts that Nikon will release a new full-frame mirrorless camera in the next 12 months Tamron also thinks Nikon will launch full frame mirrorless camera “in the near future” Nikon is developing a new mirrorless camera at a “rapid pace”, getting close to the official announcement Nikon officially confirms they are “developing new mirrorless products” Nikon’s president confirms new mirrorless camera in an interview Related posts: Tamron also thinks Nikon will launch full frame mirrorless camera “in the near future” Nikkei: both Nikon and Canon to announce new full-frame mirrorless cameras in the second half of 2018 Sony executive predicts that Nikon will release a new full-frame mirrorless camera in the next 12 months